Brush Rec receives funds from BGK

Posted:
09/25/2012 04:00:00 PM MDT

Pictured above is Brush Recreation Director Lance Schwindt (left) as he accepts a $300 fundraising check from Brush Grocery Kart manager John Sweeney (right) inside the BGK on Monday, September 17, ith proceeds to go towards the building of a new skate park in Brush. (Katie Collins/News-Tribune)

On Monday, September 17 Brush Grocery Kart Manager John Sweeney presented a $300 check to Brush Recreation Director Lance Schwindt to help the City of Brush Recreation Department in their efforts to build a new skate park. The fundraiser began in July and included the BGK raising funds by selling outside meals such as hot dogs, hamburgers, drinks and chips as just one of many special events set up by the BGK during the store’s series of 20th anniversary celebrations this year. This is also the third year-in-a-row that the business had put forth an effort to help provide funds to Brush Recreation, and as Schwindt stated, “John and the Grocery Kart have always been good to us.”In return, Sweeney noted, that the Brush Recreation Department has always been there to provide the store with anything from tents to picnic tables when needed. Although the recent push for Brush Recreation to earn a grant to help build the Brush Skate Park fell short of the reward, Schwindt is steadfast in his plans to re-apply for that and other grants that could help with the skate park’s future construction.If you want to find out more about the potential skate park, or even to donate to this worthy cause, call Lance Schwindt at 842-5280.